I think what we're doing right now, the National Biodiesel Board's obligated parties and the EPA working together, for example, on the RIN Integrity Task Force, is exactly what we need to do.

Invalid RINs cannot be used to achieve compliance with the renewable volume obligations of an obligated party or exporter.

The Clean Green case was a wake-up call for everybody that due diligence needed to happen, and people need to pay attention, right?

I support this program, and I want it to be a productive hearing today that results in real improvements to that program.

You can't ask the government for a market-based compliance program and then blame the government or ask the government to not fully enforce the law because you were fooled by the free market.

I think we have to balance the consumer decision of what they want to see versus that business plan. We need to work something out.

I am going to assume that you are holding this hearing today because of your deep concern that we're not creating enough green jobs.

the sole reason for the government to invest in any energy policy, including clean energy and renewable, is to develop renewable energy.

Job creation should be a tertiary benefit. It should be the primary benefit.

It actually wasn't a junket. It was a very interesting conference on Brazil's energy policy.

I am glad there is bipartisan consensus on aggressively fighting Medicare fraud because it costs the government billions of dollars, and you are exactly right, it harms our most vulnerable citizens.

Now, CMS is taking new important steps to prevent fraud before it occurs, and I am looking forward to hearing about that today.

The Affordable Care Act provided about $350 million in increased funding to fight fraud, money that will return billions of dollars to the taxpayers.

I am confident that we can work together to build on the provisions to strengthen the Medicare program integrity that were included in the Affordable Care Act.

In fact, we could double hydropower electricity in this country without building a new dam, simply by investing in new technologies and upgrades.

Ensuring the integrity of our information technology supply chain is critical to protecting our Federal systems against terrorists, counterfeiters, hackers, and other enemies.

But Mr. Vega, here's our concern, and I think I can say the chairman shares this concern...

I would suggest that you folks, now you have got this GAO recommendation and you are putting a process into place...

I have a daughter who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 4 when I was in my first term in Congress.

Representative Ryan introduced his budget, which would not only repeal the health care law but would decimate Medicare and Medicaid to boot

I would imagine--I know that you are against the Affordable Care Act and I know that you would like to repeal it, but I would imagine you would think it would be a good thing if insurance companies couldn't simply drop kids because they…

I am wondering when we are going to start having hearings on the second part of repeal and replace

So under the Affordable Care Act, if, heaven forbid, an employer drops somebody, they can still go through the exchanges?

this new health reform law does so much good for so many people

all the Republican majority has done is vote to repeal it